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Native Americans

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Small Spirits: Gorgeously Crafted Dolls Are on View at New York City’s Heye Center

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Events: West African Dance, an Online Poetry Workshop, Learn About Juliette Gordon Low and More

John Ross, left, and Major Ridge teamed up to protect Cherokee holdings in what is now Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.

The Cherokees vs. Andrew Jackson

John Ross and Major Ridge tried diplomatic and legal strategies to maintain autonomy, but the new president had other plans

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Rodney Snyder, Chocolate Hunter, Eats It For a Living!

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Weekend Events: Celebrating Chocolate, Make Your Own Valentines and Persian Cinema

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Events: Freedom Riders, Woo at the Zoo, American Indian Filmmaking and More

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Weekend Events: Open Mic Night, Weaving Workshops and a Celebration of Black History Month

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Events: African Cinema, FONZ Photo Club, Conservation Clinics and More

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Wednesday Roundup- Test Your Knowledge: Benedict Arnold, Craig Newmark, Winning Stamps and More

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The Work of R.C. Gorman, the Picasso of American Indian Art

An intimate gallery exhibition at the American Indian Museum features 28 early works of an artist the NY Times has called, “The Picasso of American Art.”

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Wednesday Roundup— Goldfish Gulping, Space Travel and Naming Rights

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Weekend Events: Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life and Legacy at the Smithsonian

Contemporary Northern Cheyenne artist Bently Spang wove together photographic negatives and prints of his family’s Montana ranch to design a variation on a traditional war shirt.

Highlights From “Infinity of Nations”

A new exhibition explores thousands of years of artwork from the Native nations of North, Central and South America

This past Columbus Day, performance artist James Luna stood in front of Washington, D.C.'s Union Station and invited people to take his picture.

Q and A: James Luna

The Native American artist talks about his “Take a Picture With a Real Indian” performance

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Q & A: Caddo Potter Jereldine Redcorn

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Events: Holiday Fun, American Indian Artists, Fossil Forensics and More

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Thanksgiving Weekend Events: American Indian Dancing, Story Time, Book Signings and More

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Events: Native American Dance, Book Signings, Postal Museum Tours and More

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Wednesday Roundup: Space Suits, Diaries and Native Music

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Chef Richard Hetzler Dishes on Native Food

The head chef of Mitsitam Cafe, a restaurant located inside the American Indian Museum, shares Native recipes from five different regions of the Americas

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